Center for a Healthy Lifestyle to start hosting field trips for Solana Beach students
The Center for a Healthy Lifestyle at the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito has started hosting students from Skyline Elementary to learn about healthy lifestyles through cooking classes.
“These field trips will provide youth the education needed to make healthier choices in their lives,” said Keith Padgett, president/CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito. “The classes will be fun while teaching kids about healthy alternatives, nutrition and organic foods.”
School field trips will run through February of 2012 and will be conducted at the Center in the back of the Harper branch. The classes will feature healthy and fun cooking taught by Amanda Curry, director of the Center and chef/host from kids cooking show The Good Food Factory.
The kids are simply walking over to the Center from Skyline with their teachers and taking a hands-on healthy cooking class at The Center. A sample recipe includes baked whole grain quesadillas with cheddar cheese and spreadable pinto beans dipped in mango salsa. Each child chops, preps, grates, pours, stirs and creates every part of the recipe. The recipe features every food group with over four vegetables and three fruits. In addition, etiquette, safety, and nutrition are taught in every class. Over 20 classes over a three week period will be taught at the Center through these filed trips and will accommodate all students. The field trips are made possible through a grant provided by the Sage Garden Project.
In addition to the Skyline field trips, members of the La Colonia Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs in Eden Gardens will start frequenting the Center once a week for one hour of healthy cooking classes. These six-week sessions will start with elementary-aged children and then move on to teens. The classes are made possible by a grant from the City of Solana Beach and funding from Santa Fe Christian Schools to ensure that our youth are educated on nutrition and healthy lifestyles.
To further the success of the Center, 10 children involved in local school gardens have been busy at the Center for a Healthy Lifestyle. They are part of the new afterschool Garden Ambassadors Program at the Center. After graduating from the six-week program, students will return to their school garden with a diverse array of plants grown from seed, and new knowledge about organic practices to help strengthen the programs at their local schools. Andi MacLeod, the garden education coordinator at the Center, designed the program, drawing upon her teaching experience in biology and art, and a life-long love of gardening. She is teaching the class as well, with a local botanist, Juda Sakrison.
A community gem, the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito’s Center for a Healthy Lifestyle is dedicated to inspiring children and adults to live healthier lives through cooking, gardening and fitness. The sunny yellow cottage offers a professional kitchen, space for classes or entertaining, and is surrounded by an interactive organic garden with beautiful patios and places to ponder. Now in it’s third year, the Center is laying the groundwork to be a leader in the healthy lifestyle movement in San Diego. You’ll be magically transported to a healthier world when you enter this loving, caring and daring place. Come play, learn & enjoy! Visit centerforahealthylifestyle.com.
For more information on the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito visit PositivePlaceSD.org
Contact: Annie Garcia (858.793.7345 or agarcia@positiveplacesd.org)
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on Feb 7, 2012. Filed under News, Solana Beach.
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